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Where does “Nothocrax” come from?

Nothocrax (Translingual) comes from Translingual notho-, from Ancient Greek νόθος — bastard, baseborn; spurious, counterfeit,...

Ancestry of “Nothocrax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualnotho-Used to form names of taxa
2Ancient Greekνόθοςbastard, baseborn; spurious, counterfeit,...
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